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View AmendmentCurrent Amendment: JUD3066.020.DOCX to Bill 3066
Senator L. MARTIN proposed the following amendment (JUD3066.020):
Amend the committee amendment, as and if amended, page [3066-10], after line 41, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

"Section 63-11-1310. It is the purpose of this article to develop and enhance the delivery of services to severely emotionally disturbed children and youth and to ensure that the special needs of this population are met appropriately to the extent possible within this State. To achieve this objective, the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children Division is established in the office of the GovernorDepartment of Administration. This article supplements and does not supplant existing services provided to this population."

B. Section 63-11-1510 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 63-11-1510. There is established the Interagency System for Caring for Emotionally Disturbed Children, an integrated system of care to be developed by the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children of the Governor's Officein the Department of Administration, the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the State Health and Human Services Finance Commission, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Social Services to be implemented by November 1, 1994. The goal of the system is to implement South Carolina's Families First Policy and to support children in a manner that enables them to function in a community setting. The system shall provide assessment and evaluation procedures to insure a proper service plan and placement for each child. This system must have as a key component the clear identification of the agency accountable for monitoring on a regular basis each child's care plan and procedures to evaluate and certify the programs offered by providers."